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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What have anthropologists found to be a universal characteristic of humans across different cultures?
(a) Desire.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Hate.
(d) Depression.

2. In an attempt to "outwit" these killers, organisms engage in _____________.
(a) Fission.
(b) Sexual reproduction.
(c) Camouflage.
(d) Asexual reproduction.

3. Who cannot compete with males?
(a) Hermaphrodites.
(b) Other males.
(c) Females.
(d) Masculine females.

4. To understand human nature, what must we understand?
(a) The origin of attraction between humans.
(b) Differences in humans.
(c) The origin of emotions.
(d) The origin of human nature.

5. How do species outwit killer viruses?
(a) With their brains.
(b) Splitting cells.
(c) Asexual reproduction.
(d) Sexual reproduction.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of historical incident may have been a more frequent phenomenon than is commonly thought?

2. Unlike other primates, humans do not publicly display their __________.

3. What do women fantasize about?

4. High status individuals tend to have __________.

5. From a biologist's point of view, sexual reproduction is more _________ than asexual reproduction.

(see the answer key)

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